Bob Almstead

Robert "Bob" James Almstead, 70, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health – Lexington Medical Center.A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home by Pastor Tom Campbell. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.Mr. Almstead was born March 4, 1943, in Westchester County, N.Y., to James Buddington Almstead and Josephine Smercak Almstead. He was a retired pilot from American Airlines; a member of the Allied Pilots Association and Experimental Aircraft. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother William Almstead.Surviving are his loving wife, Tempie Swing Almstead, of the home; son Jeff Swing (Celestial) of Lexington; daughter Jodi Hernandez (Phil) of Lexington; grandchildren Kali Swing Kesler (Seth), Dallas Swing (Jennifer), Phillip Hernandez and Reid Hernandez; great-grandchild Camden Swing; brother James Almstead of New York; and sister Harriett Leibel of New York.Memorials may be made to The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Spirit of the St. Louis Project, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook, NY 12571.Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.